SPRING NEWSLETTER, JUNE 2018 President ’s Letter through policy governance. This initia- mountain Ed Team members: Christian tive exists so that members can Luening became a Children’s Divisional The Year in Retrospect 1) achieve appropriate results for or on Clinic Leader and Examiner; Matt Per- behalf of the membership, and 2) avoid cuoco earned his Alpine DCL status It is hard to believe how quick this past unacceptable actions and situations. We during spring training; and Christian year has gone by, this being my first year ensure that members can enjoy circum- Luening, Taylor Caballero, and Amy as President of the Northern Intermountain stances that enhance their success as Post were successful in Alpine DCT Division of PSIA-AASI. I have been in- professional instructors. This is done tryouts. Their hard work and dedication volved with PSIA-AASI for over 20 years through professional development, certi- to the Northern Intermountain Division as an active instructor, and now that I am fications, division benefits and participa- has resulted in their accomplishing their active on the board, I see the member ben- tion in a professional community. This goals and personal achievements as pro- efits first hand. During my first year as directive of policy governance has the fessionals and clinicians. As a division President, I have seen the leadership that support of the Northern Intermountain we are very proud of your accomplish- the National office has to offer and credit board as we continue to move toward ments and welcome you to the Educa- much of our progress to the Executive stakeholder engagement and member tion Team. Team at National. I also credit much of the satisfaction, as well as professional and Have a great summer everyone, and, effort and progress to the operations team personal development. take the time to thank all of your family and the education team of the division for Earlier this year I challenged you as and friends for their support to your suc- the tremendous amount of work that is instructors to set a goal at the beginning cess this winter. Also, take advantage of done behind the scenes both during the of the season. Now that we have reached all the splendor Idaho has to offer this year and in the off-season. These efforts the end of the season it is time to reflect summer. provide for certification, training and edu- on that goal to see if we were able to cation events both on and off the hill and accomplish it. Whether it was achieving “Most successful men and women have through web-based activities that members certification, training, clinics, or just not achieved their distinction by having can benefit from. Even though the ski sea- personal development, now we can all some new talent or opportunity present- son ends, your Northern Intermountain sit back and relish our accomplishments. ed to them. They have developed the Team continues to work hard to start plan- If you did not have the chance to venture opportunity that was at hand."—Bruce ning for the new year. out and pursue a goal, then think about Barton One of the key directives that National the lessons you taught and how much has pursued and that we as a division have better and more proficient you became By Fernando Veloz aligned with that benefits the members is as an instructor. Your “bag of tricks” has President PSIA-AASI Northern Inter- gotten bigger and your skiing or board- mountain Division, Bogus Basin Resort ing has become better, and now you can consider yourself a pro. This credibility Inside this issue: that you possess is your personal accom- plishment and reward for a season that President’s Letter 1 you commit to every year. So regardless of your goal, you are reaping the bene- NI News 2-4 fits of becoming a certified instructor and the member benefits of PSIA/AASI. Member Schools Spotlight 4-5 As an exciting side note, NI member- ship is at 511 members as of the spring Articles from the Members 6-8 board meeting. Thank you for your con- tinued commitment to this steadfast divi- Congratulations 9-11 sion. A friendly reminder, annual dues are coming up in June! In Memoriam 11 Lastly, I would like to take this time to recognize our newest Northern Inter- PSIA-AASI NI JUNE NEWSLETTER 2018 PSIA-AASI NI NI News: P.O. Box 2587 Ketchum, ID 83340 Congratulations NI Award Recipients 2017-18 Officers Northern Intermountain Hall of Fame: Lex Kunau Legends Award – Jani Sutherland Fernando Veloz, President (208) 891-9568 Jani Sutherland is a standout of the Sun Valley Snowsports [email protected] School, Chair of the Northern Intermountain Children’s Special- ist Program, Children’s DCL and Examiner and an active mem- Christian Luening, Vice President ber of the National Children’s Task Force and Children’s Spe- (208) 841-2581 [email protected] cialist Community. Jani joined PSIA-W in the winter of 1973-74, and has been a Angela Bovee, Secretary member of PSIA- W, NW, RM and NI. She has influenced chil- (208) 431-8094 dren's ski teaching as an instructor, supervisor or director of pro- [email protected] gramming at Squaw Valley, Mt. Bachelor, Steamboat Springs, Brian Head (Utah) and Sun Valley. Walt Coiner, Treasurer/National In the mid 1970’s, Jani worked with SKI Magazine on the Board of Directors SKIwee program to bring standardized children’s teaching to ski (208) 539-2253 resorts across the U.S. She was a trainer with Squaw Valley, one [email protected] of two resorts in the U.S. to do the pilot program for SKIwee. Meghan Larsen, Ex Coordinator When the program ended in the late 90's, Jani was the Western Squaw 1973 (406) 599-7670 Regional Manager. [email protected] After leaving Squaw, Jani was determined to continue to re- search and learn about ski areas with kids’ programs, which took Directors her to Blackcomb-Whistler in 1981. There, she developed the Gary Baarson first all day children’s ski program called Kids Kamp, which is Deann Miller still a big part of Blackcomb to this day. In just two years, she Colleen Morshita successfully created this new program and then headed back to Irv Bier the states to Mt. Bachelor, where she stayed and flourished in the Paul Blaylock children’s ski teaching world for over 12 years. An original member of the National Children's Committee in 1986, Jani is credited with naming the “JETS: Jr. Education Team,” a project of the National Children's Committee for a na- tional children's education team. She has created programs, writ- ten teaching manuals and trained staff. Between 1989 and 2007, she was published four times in The Professional Skier and au- Blackcomb 1982 thored the manual "Teaching Children to Ski" for PSIA-NW (copyright PSIA-NW@1989), sold through their bookstore for many years. She was one of several reviewers of the PSIA Children’s Instruction Manual, 2nd edition, 2008 and the soon-to-be-released latest edition of the manual, expected in 2019. In 2009, Jani became the first Children’s Chair of Northern Intermountain and started to develop the NI Children’s Specialist Program which the National Children’s Task Force had been working on for a number of years. After 20+ years she finally had national standards for children’s teaching brought to NI and began to do Children’s Specialist clinics and ex- ams as well as children’s educational events. The first year there were four events; in 2017- Mt Bachelor w/ Mascot Marty 1994 18, there were 18 children’s events including clinics, assessment/exams, and a 4-day Chil- dren’s Symposium with Dusty Dyer, a PSIA National Team member. In 2016, she created an official pathway for qualified children’s instructors to become NI Children’s Specialist Trainers and Examiners, and mentored Christian Luening through the process as the first applicant. Jani came to Sun Valley in 2006 with a resume that would have had snow sports schools across the country begging to have her on staff. She is a top-notch instructor and children’s ski program advocate and trainer who has left her mark on numerous ski schools across the West. Jani is a wise mentor, generous role model and genuine example of a bona fide snow- sports educator who embodies perseverance, dedication, and unwavering commitment to the children’s ski industry. “And, she makes incredible espresso brownies, too!” –Christian Lu- ening She received her 40-year pin in 2014, and in 2018 will be the first inductee named into Sun Valley 2017 the Northern Intermountain Hall of Fame, receiving the Lex Kunau Legends Award. Page 2 PSIA-AASI NI JUNE NEWSLETTER 2018 Instructors of the Season – Krista Clayton and Alan Hogg PSIA-AASI NI P.O. Box 2587 Krista Clayton, Sun Valley Dollar Mountain’s Children’s Center Supervisor, brings tireless Ketchum, ID 83340 energy to the children’s center, inspiring instructors with her love for the youth and standards of children’s snowsports instruction. “She is amazing with the children whether on the snow Committee Chairs during a lesson or at break ‘herding cats.’” Krista has built an incredible team of instructors in Professional Development: Weylin Barrett the children’s center who are committed and willing to put (208) 720-7060 forth all efforts in support of their supervisor. [email protected] She and her fellow SnowSports Supervisor, Alan Hogg, Alpine Certification: have elevated the quality of both the daily children’s snow- Ben Roberts sports programs, as well as the local children’s programs, (720) 878-5962 such as SPUDS and Little SPUDS.